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Device, method, and graphical user interface for reordering the front-to-back positions of objects

  • US 8,972,879 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2010
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multifunction device, comprising:

  • a display;

    a touch-sensitive surface;

    one or more processors;

    memory; and

    one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

    displaying a plurality of objects on the display, wherein the plurality of objects have a first layer order;

    detecting a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location of a respective object on the display;

    while continuing to detect the first contact at the location, detecting a swipe gesture that includes a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface, the second contact distinct from the first contact, the swipe gesture occurring at a location separate from the location of the first contact; and

    ,in response to detecting the gesture, reordering the plurality of objects in accordance with the gesture and independent of a distance between the location of the first contact and the location of the second contact to create a second layer order that is different from the first layer order.

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